In Burkina Faso, at least 400 people have been awaiting trial on terrorism charges for years, including several minors.Houretou Sidibé says three relatives, including her son, have been held in a Burkina Faso maximum security prison for three years.Sid…
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UNICEF: Mozambique Insurgents Recruiting Children to Fight in Cabo Delgado
The U.N. Children’s Fund reports that Islamist insurgents are recruiting young children to fight in northern Mozambique’s volatile, oil-rich province of Cabo Delgado.UNICEF says it has received numerous reports of children being forcefully recruited by…
Police Arrest Ethiopia Insider’s Founder
Journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, the founder and editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, an Ethiopian news and analysis website, is in police custody, according to media reports.Tesfalem’s colleagues and friends said his whereabouts hadn’t been known since Sa…
As Tutu Turns 90, S.Africa fetes, but Misses Anti-Apartheid Icon’s Voice
As Desmond Tutu turns 90 on Thursday, he remains indisputably the moral voice of South Africa. But age is catching up with him.The jovial emeritus archbishop retired in 2010 and rarely speaks in public, in a country that sometimes feels adrift without …
Facebook Group Looks to Turn Tide on Burkina Faso’s Image Problems
Burkina Faso has been making headlines for an Islamist insurgency that has created one of the world’s fastest growing humanitarian crises. But one man is showcasing what the country has to offer beyond conflict with a group he created called “Burkina F…
UN Appeals for Aid for Kenyan Drought Victims
The United Nations is issuing a $139-million flash appeal to provide assistance to 1.3 million people in Kenya hardest hit by a severe drought.Millions of people across Kenya are suffering from two back-to-back seasons of poor rainfall, resulting in se…